DNA Gatherers: Science Fiction

The gatherers walked among us, though we did not know it. They did not bring with them their cameras, for we had long since grown clever in the ways of identifying those and refusing them entry. They did not bring anything that we knew we should fear with them. We did not realize that we should concern ourselves not with what they brought, but with what they would take away with them. He was not a frightening individual, and we did not guess that he was there to steal something more sacred than even our image: our very selves. We thought him merely eccentric when we happened to observe him scrounging in a scrapheap behind our houses. He was not the first of these anthropologists to do so. We tolerated all manner of foolishness in the hope that some--

Inspiration: A NYT.com article about the tribes refusing to allow scientists to collect their DNA.
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: There are lots of religions/cultures that have some serious issues with allowing others to take their photograph.